DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/15 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.2 - - 59.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 11 - - 4 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 690 - - 340 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 921 - - 920 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1579 - - 1229 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 755 - - 862 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 86 - - 46 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 131 - - 157 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 423 - - 292 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1156 - - 937 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -40 - - -43 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1619 - - 1272 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 50 - - 110 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.2 - - 59.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.2 - - 58.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 59.3 - - 59.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.9 - - 58.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 11 - - 4 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 690 - - 340 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 102 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 97416 18 278 16 282 97416 90245 8 253 9 266 90245 84679 9 284 7 252 84679 80045 10 259 12 254 80045 76041 10 201 14 249 76041 72504 6 173 12 232 72504 69311 3 238 6 232 69311 66383 12 245 15 258 66383 63675 20 260 20 258 63675 61058 28 256 25 254 61058 58328 31 241 33 253 58328 55510 41 252 44 253 55510 52833 67 247 67 254 52833 50429 75 235 82 244 50429 48281 77 242 82 238 48281 46323 87 250 83 240 46323 44513 91 244 90 244 44513 42829 90 241 97 245 42829 41249 89 242 98 246 41249 39757 88 244 95 245 39757 38345 89 246 92 245 38345 36977 89 246 89 244 36977 35586 90 247 90 241 35586 34140 91 247 86 237 34140 32645 86 237 83 242 32645 31085 79 231 82 241 31085 29446 70 238 83 235 29446 27729 68 246 78 231 27729 25937 73 258 69 235 25937 24075 52 249 61 238 24075 22144 59 241 55 236 22144 20135 59 249 50 230 20135 18040 48 254 49 223 18040 15903 46 246 44 219 15903 13850 44 235 35 225 13850 11992 31 223 29 243 11992 10342 30 218 33 233 10342 8876 28 217 32 229 8876 7576 21 213 30 223 7576 6422 23 205 28 221 6422 5401 25 200 27 213 5401 4500 24 193 26 209 4500 3705 24 179 25 208 3705 2996 25 169 24 198 2996 2373 22 159 21 177 2373 1858 15*141 17 163 1858 1465 13*133 14*158 1465 1195 11 132 12*157 1195 1031 10 130 10 157 1031 937 7 129 7 157 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography